2018
Israel receives 7th C-130J Shimshon tactical airlifter
The Israeli Air Force's seventh "Shimshon" (Super Hercules C-130J) has arrived – over the weekend, the aircraft landed in Nevatim AFB and joined th...
Russia A-100 AEW aircraft made second test flight
Russia's A-100 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft made its second flight during trials and all systems operated normally. The aircraft is create...
Airbus secures contract extension for RAAF C-130J fleet support
Airbus and Australia’s Department of Defence have signed a two year contract extension to Airbus’ Through Life Support (TLS) sustainment contract i...
Kazakhstan receives new batch of Su-30SM fighter jets
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan (AFRK) have received a batch of Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multirole combat air...
Sikorsky, Boeing roll out SB-1 Defiant helicopter
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Boeing provided the first look at the SB-1 Defiant helicopter the companies have developed for the U.S. Ar...
Northrop Lands $1.3Bn USAF contract for work on Litening Pod
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $1.31 billion IDIQ contract for further work on the Litening pod, the US Department of Defense announced on Dec...
Wing Loong I-D MALE UAV completes maiden flight
The lightweight fuselage gives the new Wing Loong I-D drone a significant boost in operating endurance, payload and service ceiling Chinese experts...
More Su-34 bombers delivered to Russia's Chelyabinsk air regiment
Two Su-34 frontline bombers were delivered to the air regiment deployed in Chelyabinsk region, the Central Military District said. "The aircra...
First M-345 HET production trainer took to the skies
The first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) production basic/advanced trainer aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Super...
AVIC delivers 100th Wing Loong series UAV for export market
The producer of China's domestically-developed Wing Loong on Tuesday delivered the 100th unmanned aerial system (UAS) for export, the aircraft...
Afghan Air Force receives further four MD-530F helicopters
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) received another four MD-530F light attack helicopters from the United States, the country's Ministry of Defense (MoD) s...
Lockheed Martin secures $997M contract for Greece F-16s upgrade
Lockheed Martin recently secured a $996.8 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract for upgrading 84 Hellenic Air Force F-16 jets to the V-conf...
Ukrainian Ministry of Interior receives first batch of H225 helicopters
Kick-starting the modernisation of Ukraine’s helicopter fleet, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two H225s, out of an order for 21 aircraf...
AVX-L3 team submits proposal for US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program
AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies announced on December 20 the submission of a joint proposal for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissan...
Gorbunov Aircraft Plant launches Tu-160M bomber production
The Gorbunov Aircraft Plant in Kazan (KAZ) is beginning to produce new upgraded strategic Tu-160M bombers, the Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alex...
Saab wins new order for Swedish Air Force Gripen E program
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding new equipment for Gripen E. This is a supplementary con...
South Korean Army resumes operations of KUH-1 Surion helicopter
South Korea's Army resumed the operation of dozens of its Surion choppers Monday, after they were grounded for months following the July crash of t...
L-39NG Jet Trainer Made Maiden Flight
The first pre-serial L-39NG trainer and light attack aircraft with serial number 7001 made its first flight on 22ndDecember, at Aero Vodochody Airp...
NSPA delivers final H215 helicopter to Spanish Air Force
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Aviation Programme has completed the procurement of a new H215 Super Puma helicopter for the Spanish...
Marshall secures 14-year contract for RNLAF C-130H fleet support
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has secured a contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to sustain its C-130H fleet through to its out of ...